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Preview: Karr looks to defend Country Day Classic title
A Christmas tradition continues this week with one of the better holiday tournaments in the area with the Country Day Classic, set for Tuesday through Friday. This year’s tournament, once again featuring 16 teams, hosted by Country Day, will be played at two sites, including Archbishop Rummel and at Country Day. Among the participants are defending champion Karr, who defeated Catholic of Baton Rouge 62-57 in the title game a year ago in a game seen live on CrescentCitySports.com. The Bears return as well. https://crescentcitysports.com/replay-karr-holds-off-catholic-to-win-country-day-classic/ This year, CrescentCitySports.com will feature the semifinals and championship game live on Thursday and Friday....
view moreMetro New Orleans area prep football playoff schedule, locations, dates, times set for first round weekend
The New Orleans area prep football home schedule is set for this weekend. No. 24 Riverdale is a road team at No. 9 Acadiana Friday night at 7 p.m. In the Division I Select playoffs, No. 21 Holy Cross is at Hunter Stadium to take on St. Paul’s Friday night at 7 p.m. No 13 seed Brother Martin will host No. 20 Woodlawn of Baton Rouge Friday at 7 p.m. at Tad Gormley Stadium. No. 19 Jesuit travels to Shreveport Friday night to take on No. 14 Huntington at 7 p.m. No. 23 East Jefferson heads to Baton Rouge to...
view moreOrleans Parish Public Schools strongly represented in state football playoffs
[caption id="attachment_178043" align="aligncenter" width="850"] (Photo: Beau Brune)[/caption] In the post-Katrina world of Orleans Parish public school football, Karr has been a dominant force in Louisiana while Warren Easton has flourished as a championship contender and frequent state finalist. Landry-Walker, now L.B. Landry, won a state title in 2016. For most other Orleans public school football programs, it has been a bit of a struggle. Karr (6-3), which has won six state titles, including five post Katrina, has not lost a game on the field this season and has to be considered the favorite in the Select Division I bracket despite...
view moreTop pitchers Ramsey Walker, Thomas Marsala headline Class 1A All-Star softball, baseball squads
BY LAMAR GAFFORD Written for the LSWA Whenever Calvary sophomore Ramsey Walker and St. Frederick senior Thomas Marsala stepped to the plate, opposing pitchers knew they were in for a tough out. Walker and Marsala headline the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 1A All-State softball and baseball teams selected by writers across the state. Walker was voted the Outstanding Player on the softball squad. She hit .553 with nine home runs and 31 RBIs to lead the Cavaliers to their second straight Division IV title and their fourth championship in the last six state LHSAA tournaments.. Marsala earned Outstanding Player...
view moreSoftball: Booker T. Washington handles Douglass in district matchup
Area Prep Softball Report for Tuesday, March 29 In a District 10-3A contest Monday, Booker T. Washington (New Orleans) handled Douglass 15-1 in a game shortened to 4 ½ innings by the mercy rule in a game that was rescheduled from a week ago. The Lady Lions scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning and made it 7-0 with two more runs in the second inning. The Lady Bobcats got their run in the top of the third before Booker T. Washington scored a run in the third and broke it open with seven runs in the...
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